Japan’s Nikkei track Wall Street higher ahead of U.S. CPI; Citizen soars
The Japanese government nominated academic Kazuo Ueda as the next Bank of Japan head as had been reported in the media, limiting the effect on markets.The Nikkei ended up 0.64% at 27,602.77. It had rallied to as high as 27,721.82 early in the session, which had put it in striking distance of last week’s two-month high at 27,821.22.
